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14 Sep 2010

Greens and trade unionists will fight cuts together

Leading trade unionists and the Green Party have declared that they will work together to fight the cuts to public services proposed by the coalition government.
11 Sep 2010

Cuts mean unemployment is here to stay, says TUC

The TUC says it may take 14 years for the private sector to create enough jobs to return employment levels to those before the recession struck.
18 Aug 2010

Astonishment at Chancellor's claim that huge cuts will make UK 'fairer'

Anti-poverty activists have expressed astonishment at George Osborne's claim that massive public spending cuts will create a "more just society".
22 Jun 2010

Environmentalists not impressed with Osborne's gestures

Environmental analysts are less than impressed with the green credentials of the government's emergency budget statement in the House of Commons today.
22 Jun 2010

Union leader says emergency budget fails the fairness test

The Budget got the big judgement about the economy wrong and cannot live up to substantial claims to be fair, says Trades Union Congress General Secretary Brendan Barber.
8 Mar 2010

Churches push for government to enforce workers’ rights

Britain's main Free Churches are joining with charities, unions and campaign groups to lobby for a fairer deal for the country's 3.5 million workers.
31 Oct 2009

Pressure grows in Plymouth over nuclear submarine dump

Campaigners are expected to rally in Plymouth today to demonstrate against plans for a nuclear waste plant in the city centre. The plant would store dismantled reactor components from the UK's nuclear submarines.
15 Sep 2009

Church campaigners echo trade unions' concerns on public services

Christian campaigners have echoed this week's calls by trades unions to ensure that economic policies in the wake of the recession do not cause further harm to the most vulnerable people.
11 Sep 2009

Methodist leaders to back workers' rights at TUC

The leaders of Britain's Methodist Church will attend the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Liverpool next week to show solidarity with vulnerable workers and to develop their links with trade unionists.
22 Apr 2009

Welsh Presbyterians back calls for a 48 hour working week in Britain

The Presbyterian Church of Wales has backed calls for the UK government to end its opt-out from a European directive that limits the working week to 48 hours, saying that a long-hours culture is damaging society as a whole.

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